This important volume was written by a Union colonel from New England. In charge of African-American troops training on the Sea Islands off the coast of the Carolinas. A lively and detailed wartime diary, the book offers a refreshing portrait of life in the Union Army from an officer's point of view, recording opinions of other commanders and capturing the raw humor that develops among the men in combat. Authored by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Unabridged Cover (2002) republication of the edition published by Fields, Osgood, & Co., Boston, 1870. 198 pages. Soft cover.
